Nanjing: Chaotian Gong antique market

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Where: China Inland · Asia · approx. 32.04, 118.77 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: Century-old weekend antique market beside the Ming-era Chaotian Palace, the classic shard-collecting hub of the old southern capital

What turns up: Ming-Qing blue and white shards, hongxian and Republic porcelain, coins, eyes-only Ming city wall and Qinhuai walks nearby

Access: Gray area.

State-run market where shard buying is routine, but excavated relics are illegal to trade and pre-1949 purchases need appraisal and export certification to leave China

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